The transfer portal has been busy this spring and many athletes have announced their destinations. Here are another eight athletes that have announced their new home for the upcoming 2026-2027 season.
- Olivia Vecchio: From FGCU to FAU. She swam lifetime bests at the 2026 ASUN Championships including a 54.64 100 fly in prelims before a 55.16 in finals for 7th.
- Rin Drudge: From Alabama to Georgia. The diver scored 10 points at the 2026 SEC Championships. Georgia scored 0 points in diving so Drudge is a strong addition.
- Katie Gresik: From Mizzou to Illinois. Gresik finished the 2025-2026 season at the Mizzou Qualifier and swam a season best 2:20.25 200 breast.
- Eliza Taylor: From Cal Baptist to Saint Mary’s College (CA). Taylor will join a brand new program at Saint Mary’s. She was 5th in the 400 IM with a 4:23.10 at the MPSF Championships.
- Sydney Guidara: From North Texas to Texas A&M. Guidara was 2nd in the 1 meter and 3rd in the 3 meter at the 2026 American Conference Championships.
- Alex Aleinikovas: From St. Bonaventure to Division II Rollins College. He was a member of St Bonaventure’s non-scoring roster at the A-10 Championships and swam a 46.03 100 free, 1:40.51 200 free, 4:32.96 500 free, and 16:09.68 1650 free.
- Kate Williams: From American to UConn. Williams won the Patriot League ‘B’ final of the 500 free with a huge lifetime best 4:54.57. That was a four second drop from her previous best 4:58.62.
- Kenzie Getz: From West Virginia to Drexel. Getz swam a lifetime best 23.50 50 free during a time trial at the 2026 Big 12 Championships. She swam a lifetime best 51.99 100 free during the Big 12 East Championships back in January.
The transfer portal entry window is now closed but athletes who have entered can still commit to other schools. Athletes do not have to commit during the portal window.
How long is the portal open for Pitt swimmers?
SAs receive an extra 30-day time period to enter the Transfer Portal if
there is a head coaching change or if aid is canceled
Todd also kicked out 8th ranked recruit Raya Mellott!
She transferred to UNC.
Thats kinda wild ngl
She was ranked 17th in her class not 8th. Fun fact – of the 16 top twenty and HM that UVA has had for the past 4 years only 2 have not scored at the NCAA. That’s a pretty high rate of success!!!!
breaststroker Mellott had her best season as a high school sophomore
hopefully UNC might be able to get her back to that level
surprised she didn’t return to california
Maybe. One could argue that many of those ranked swimmers HS times are already scoring at NCAAs. So to some degree, as long as you don’t mess it up, they will score.
On the flip side, many of the top ranked swimmers are never able to replicate their HS times in college. So it seems like UVA is at least getting them to perform pretty well compared to other schools.
“Pretty well” is a pretty big understatement.
So her career is deader than dead now?
I had speculated when the portal opened she would transfer, as she did not have a strong season and was far from home. Wishing her the best at UNC!